In response to my earlier post giving a schedule of closures of the Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan-bound auto traffic over the next four years to accommodate repair and repainting work, several readers asked: Why not just shut the Bridge down completely and get the job done in a few months’ time? A bit of research provided this answer: DOT did consider complete bridge closures. Among the many reasons for their decision in favor of partial (Manhattan-bound only, and only during off-peak hours or weekends) closure was an analysis of average daily trip figures that showed the peak hour traffic volumes that would be diverted from the Brooklyn Bridge cannot be accommodated on the Williamsburg/Manhattan/Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel crossings, in addition to their current loads.
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